Ciera V6-231 3.8L (1986)
to come on when the brakes are applied and the center high mounted stop lamp (CHMSL) to remain illuminated when the headlamps or parking lamps
are on. FMVSS 108 requires that the center high mounted stop lamp be lighted only when the brakes are applied.
To correct this condition, dealers are to correctly index the center high mounted stop lamp (CHMSL) wiring harness terminals on affected vehicles as
described in the service procedure section of Product Campaign Bulletin 86-C-02.
This letter is notice to you that the new motor vehicles included in this campaign may not comply with the standard identified above. Under Section 108
of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, it is illegal to sell a new motor vehicle which the dealer knows does not comply with an applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard. As a consequence, if you sell any of these motor vehicles without first performing the campaign correction,
your dealership may be subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each such sale.
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as amended provides that each vehicle which is subject to a recall campaign of this type must be
adequately repaired within a reasonable time after the owner has tendered it for repair. A failure to adequately repair within 60 days after tender of a
vehicle is prima facie evidence of failure to repair within a reasonable time.
If the condition is not adequately repaired within a reasonable time, the owners may be entitled to an identical or reasonably equivalent vehicle at no
charge or to a refund of the purchase price less a reasonable allowance for depreciation.
To avoid having to provide these burdensome solutions, every effort must be made to promptly schedule an appointment with each owner and to repair
their vehicle as soon as possible. As you will see in reading the attached copy of the letter which is being sent to owners, the owners are being
instructed to contact the nearest Oldsmobile Zone Office if their dealer does not remedy the condition within five days of the mutually agreed upon
service date. If the condition is not remedied within a reasonable time, they are instructed on how to contact the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
If your dealership has vehicles involved in this campaign, you will receive the following: one printout of vehicles in VIN sequence and one printout of
vehicles in alphabetical sequence by owner name.
These printouts contain the complete Vehicle Identification Number and owner name and address data, and are furnished to the involved dealers with the
campaign bulletin. Owner name and address data will enable dealers to follow up with owners involved in this campaign.
These listings may contain owner names and addresses obtained from State Motor Vehicle Registration records. The use of such motor vehicle
registration data for any other purpose is a violation of law in several states. Accordingly, you are urged to limit the use of this listing to the followup
necessary to complete this campaign.
Enclosed with this letter are:
Two Product Campaign Bulletins 86-C-02 Copy of Owner Letter
Dealers with vehicles to correct will also receive:
One Printout of Vehicles in VIN Sequence One Printout of Vehicles in Alphabetical Sequence
Your cooperation in completing this campaign as soon as possible will be greatly appreciated.
